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Doctor insights on:
Why Do I Feel So Cold

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Many reasons:
Most frequently some people have cold feeling without any known medical problem.Hypothyroidism can cause feeling o f being cold.Weight loss also might cause cold feeling because fat works as an insulation to the body se your pcp for any other problems.
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See a doctor:
In your age group, the symptoms most likely represent stress or anxiety. There is always the chance that you may have a heart condition, however. That said, the best approach is to have a doctor examine you. If everything is all right, that will be a source of reassurance for you. Good luck.
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Vasoconstriction:
The body often responds to infection by having the small blood vessel constriction (vasoconstriction) in the superficial areas of the body which when prolonged would cause a rise in the body core temperature leading to chills then fever. The vasoconstriction -> reduced blood flow to the skin-> chills -> build-up core temperature->fever-> sweating-> chill again etc until infection is over.
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Symptoms?:
The most common symptoms of a cold are sneezing, running nose, congestion and scratchy throat. Additional symptoms can be coughing, headaches, mucus dripping down the back of the throat, loss of appetite and fever (in children).
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Once you have a :
Cold, things that can worsen it include getting dehydrated, working yourself too hard (not getting rest), going into extremely cold environment, lack of sleep, tobacco smoke etc.
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Possibly hypothyroid:
It is impossible for me to know, though perhaps from looking at your picture it is because you are skiing! but i doubt you are always skiing. The first thing i think of when someone is always cold is hypothyroidism. Have your doc check free T3 (liothyronine) as well as tsh. See http://www.Stopthethyroidmadness.Com/long-and-pathetic/ for a list of other symptoms associated with hypothyroidism.
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